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Kathy Hochul’s great school-choice promise comes with fingers crossed

It's great that Gov. Kathy Hochul now means to opt New York into the federal school-choice scholarship program — a win for schoolchildren at no cost to the state...

How our ‘new’ Democratic Party is really a blast from the Jacobin past

Today, supporting Israel and calling for campuses to stop their institutionalized antisemitism is Democratic...

Schumer: Democrats will make stand against $1 billion White House ballroom

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is rallying fellow Democrats in a new “Dear Colleague” letter for a battle royale on the Senate floor over $1 billion in proposed funding for President Trump’s 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom that’s tucked into a $72 billion Republican-drafted budget reconciliation package. Schumer is planning to turn the Senate floor...

The unexpected force keeping beef prices high and why the pressure could last for years

A 75-year low in the U.S. cattle herd is driving beef prices higher, and economists say the tight supply situation could take years to resolve.

Former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton, leader of Sept. 11 panel, dies

Former Rep. Lee Hamilton, a crewcut-wearing Indiana Democrat who was a leading foreign affairs voice during three decades in Congress and helped oversee investigations of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, died Tuesday. He was 94.

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins senators’ push to repeal Section 230, the Big Tech shield law

Actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt says he has a "certain kind of love for the internet," but his love does not extend to "amoral" social media companies that put profits over the well-being of their users.

Trump calls Savannah Guthrie as the search continues for her abducted mom

President Trump called NBC "Today" host Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday to express concern as the search intensifies for her 84-year-old mother, who authorities say was forcibly taken from her Tucson home over the weekend.

Trump scolds CNN’s Kaitlan Collins over Epstein question

President Trump criticized CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins during an Oval Office exchange Tuesday, calling her "the worst reporter" and chiding her for not smiling as she pressed him about newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Senate Democrats accuse Trump of favoritism, secrecy on tariff exclusions

Two Senate Democrats are questioning what they describe as the Trump administration's closed-door decisions on excluding certain sectors from the president's tariffs, allowing relief largely for those with political connections.

Supreme Court allows California’s Democrat-friendly congressional map to stand

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuffed Republicans' challenge to California's new congressional map, delivering a significant boost to Democrats' hopes of taking control of the U.S. House in November's elections.

Melania Trump meets with freed American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel

First lady Melania Trump met with freed American-Israeli hostages Keith Siegel and Aviva Siegel at the White House on Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of his release.

DHS funding fight: Democrats preparing list of demands for reining in Trump’s deportation force

House and Senate Democrats plan to release a detailed list by Thursday of the immigration enforcement guardrails they want added to a full-year Department of Homeland Security spending bill.

Noem vows criminal prosecution after catching alleged DHS ‘prolific leaker’

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confirms a "prolific leaker" has been identified and will be referred to the DOJ to protect law enforcement operations.

Virginia Supreme Court will hear redistricting challenge

Virginia’s state Supreme Court will decide whether state Democrats’ gerrymander push can proceed after an appeals court on Wednesday pushed the case to the...

House GOP moves to block DC from stopping Trump tax cuts for tipped, overtime workers

House Republicans passed a bill to stop Washington, D.C., from blocking key parts of President Trump’s tax law, including provisions eliminating taxes on tipped and overtime wages.

SCOOP: Thousands of violent illegal immigrants arrested in Minnesota as admin vows ‘we will not back down’

Department of Homeland Security announces arrests of over 4,000 illegal immigrants, including murderers, pedophiles and rapists in Minnesota enforcement operation.

World enters uncharted era as US-Russia nuclear treaty expires, opening door to fastest arms race in decades

The New START treaty expires, ending nuclear arms limits between the U.S. and Russia for the first time in more than 50 years. There are no inspections and no caps on arsenals.

Republicans, Trump run into Senate roadblock on voter ID bill

Some Senate Republicans are mulling the standing filibuster to pass voter ID requirements, a move that could paralyze the upper chamber for months.

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